Portsmouth Altbier

Brewed by Portsmouth Brewery
Style: Altbier
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Poured from a 22oz bottle shared by AirforceHops. Dark tea color, with medium carbonation. Thin off-white head. Aroma is of sweet grain. Which mirrors in the taste along with malt in the background. Decent brew. Love Portsmouth Brews. Haven’t had one I didn’t like. Thanks for sharing bud.

22 oz bottle label as Dusseldorf Alt. Bottle purchased about 9 months ago. Deep red/ brown, like Mahogany wood. Real hazy and dark. Thick, full creamy white head. Good amount of carbonation for this brew. Lots of grainy type smell. Taste follows suite. Strong malt base with grain and a corn like taste. Pretty easy to drink, flows smooth. Well worth a try if you’re at the brew pub.

Bottle shared by doulos/goodgrief as Dusseldorf alt. The pour was copper brown in color, thin off white colored head. The aroma was caramel, nuts, not enough hops, smelling kinda sticky. Flavor was better than the aroma, more balance in there, but still in need of more hops, too malt imbalanced for an alt that I prefer to be full in both. As with the Kolsch, not as clean and crisp enough, slight astringency in there too. The mouthfeel was very full for the style, moderate to light carbonation. Would like a crack on this (and the kolsch) on draft one day.

Bottle. Beautiful amber-brown color with one finger head and some lacing. Pretty. Funky grainy aroma that was not altogether pleasant. Smelled like it was going to be too sweet...it wasn’t. Grainy, caramel malts with a toasted/nutty presence. I was liking this. Good level of sweetness/toasty balance. Enjoyable.

Brown glowing pour at the brewery. Aroma is caramel, fruity esters on the nose, some spiciness. Mouthfeel is very smooth, a bit slippery. Flavors are robust fruitiness, caramel toast. Decent

Labeled Dusseldorf Alt. Pours deep copper into a shaker. Off-white head with medium retention recedes to nothing. Dark caramel and butterscotch aromas. Soft with sweet caramel from front to back. Mild marshmallow before the subdued toast and hop finish.

Deep copper/light brown in color with a small white head. Aroma is of mellow bready/toasty malt and mellow spicy hops. Flavor is bready, with a hint of caramel malt, spicy hops leaning towards a bitter finish.

Nasty musty nose almost scared me away. Brown pour with no head. Taste was okay. Mostly malt. Some bitter in the end with a lot of skunky stuff in the middle.